Not a Witch

In the activity room, several people were playing chess, chatting, and eating fruit snacks, while Lily was squatting in the corner, touching the budding flower bud with her hand.

The deep black petals make this rose full of charm before it blooms, and the burgundy color on the edge makes the petals layered. The buds hang down from the branches and leaves, and a few small light green leaves are exposed from the roots of the buds. A few spikes separate the stems, preventing others from touching them at will.

Gently touch the bud with your fingertips, feel the layered touch of the petals.

"It hasn't opened yet, this flower." Lily murmured.

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Crancia, Solander.

In the next half month, Lorraine Hill and everyone agreed on the details of the five-year plan, and then worked out a detailed manual and started printing.

Sheets of light yellow paper were stained with a faint fragrance of ink, compacted by heavy steel, threaded, glued and packaged, and stacked in the warehouse.

From a small stack at the beginning, to a box, and finally to fill the entire warehouse, millions of volumes are like hills, gradually reaching the dome of the warehouse.

A girl in a black and blue robe walked into it. Under the guidance of several staff members, she took out the book and opened it to read.

"Your Highness Lorraine Hill, under the full operation of nearly 10 printing factories in the capital, 3% of the first batch of promotional materials has been completed. Due to the current shortage of paper, it will take time to dry out, and the next batch will have to wait until next month .”

"Well, I see."

After flipping through the illustrated brochure in his hand, Lorraine Hill put it back on the pile of books and turned to look to the other side.

"How are the printing of other textbooks? The first batch of technicians will start teaching soon."

The first batch of steelmaking, cement, etc. plans require a large number of technical personnel, and during this period, Lorraine Hill will temporarily serve as a mentor to teach the first batch of students, so as to spread, and they will also become the technical backbone of the future , leading construction projects around the world.

"These materials have been completely printed." The staff straightened their backs proudly.

"Very well, then let's get started, the first spark of the industrial age."

The girl turned a new page in history.

Chapter 75 Mission Grassland

Time flies by.

It has been more than a month since Lorraine Hill taught the first batch of technicians in Solander.Seeing that these people were able to get started, she didn't stay any longer, left the other follow-up materials in the inheritance gem, and left the capital.

With the current foundation, it is only a matter of time before they learn, recover and develop based on these materials, and they don't need her to guide them all the time.Just like children, they will eventually learn to walk on their own.

After leaving the capital, she went to the north again, that is, Hanyan County.

On a hill on the border, a small fortress was built on gray and cold rocks, with surrounding stone walls, towers, and several buildings.

There were more than a dozen carriages parked in the courtyard of the fortress, and a few people came in and out. Some of them went to the market, some went to the local area to do research, and some rode horses to tour the land in the county.

Since Lorraine Hill left, the other members of the caravan have not been idle, doing various quasi-jobs.

As the time enters June, even the northern grassland border, the climate is gradually warming up.

The pasture is as green as oil, and some are still blooming with small flowers, and scattered bees are flying back and forth.

A small dot fell from the white clouds in the sky, and it quickly approached the ground. When it was close to the ground, it suddenly slowed down and slowly fell to the ground.

Lorraine Hill walked on the dry dirt path towards the fort.

Seeing the two guards at the gate, they stood at attention in surprise. The sage who had been away for more than a month finally came back.

Sitting in the hall of the fortress, Mira put some information in front of Lorraine Hill, introducing the latest situation.

"Because of the long-term stay, we bought this abandoned small fortress, and used it as a stronghold for the caravan in Hanyan County, storing goods, resting and living, etc."

"These are sorted out after everyone's recent investigation. They can be regarded as some future plans for Hanyan County."

"In addition, under your order, we have also purchased a lot of grain and practical goods from the central provinces and stored them in the warehouse."

"Okay, I know."

Lorraine Hill picked up these things and looked at them, because they had been sorted out beforehand, so she looked at them more easily and quickly.

"It's pretty good."

It lists the suggestions and ideas put forward by many members of the caravan, such as opening seed stations, veterinary stations, schools, opera houses, bookstores, agricultural implement supply centers and so on at the border.

Many of these things can attract those orcs in the north, and they are also very practical. Later, education will be used to attract young orcs, supplemented by cultural propaganda such as operas and books, to enhance mutual understanding between the two sides.

It may not be effective at the beginning, but after a few years, the orc tribes and Crancia have more and more contacts, and they are getting more and more familiar with each other, and the gap between them will also decrease.

In fact, there is not much conflict between the two sides. At present, Crancia's land area is sufficient, and there is no shortage of this relatively barren land, but there is a slight shortage of meat, eggs and milk, and the orcs need many products from Clancia.

After the relationship has eased for a while, envoys will be sent to the various tribes to contact them step by step, from south to north, and gradually incorporate the tribes into the country.

Even if there are orc tribes who don't trust Clancia, they will gradually waver and let go of their persistence after seeing the happy life of the compatriots in the south.

In Crancia, because of the images established by the West Wind and the Rabbit Ears, they will not be too repulsive to the orcs.

After such a merger, after a few years, it will gradually become fully integrated into one country.

However, there is still a key point that needs to be resolved in all this, and that is the idea of ​​the orcs on the grassland.

The vast majority of orcs don't think about too complicated things, they just maintain their own lives, and it is the orc shamans who really think as brains and consider the overall situation.

The plan of all this is not a conspiracy, but a straightforward and conspicuous conspiracy. As time goes by, they will gradually understand it.

The question now is what will they think.Embrace it, be silent, or resist with aversion?

Problems will not be solved naturally, someone has to take the initiative to do it.

In any case, Lorraine Hill would not give up on this. She decided to go to the north to directly visit the tribes in the north to resolve mutual suspicion and confusion.

Putting down the information in her hand, the girl picked up the teacup, drank some, and put down the cup.

"Mila, tell everyone, we will set off in two days and go to the grasslands in the north."

The girl with rabbit ears raised her head in surprise. "Okay, my lord. I'll inform you right away."

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Five days later, Gufia Grassland.

It has been more than a year since he left last time. Sitting in the carriage, Lorraine Hill calculated the time, thinking whether to reveal his previous identity, which might reduce a lot of obstacles.

But in this way, her identity as a college student was exposed.It would be a bit embarrassing if others knew that the sage of Clancia was just a student of Emenas.

Thinking about it, she shook her head, let's talk about it later, if it is really necessary to reveal her identity, it must be limited to a small number of people.

The cloudy blue sky, the dazzling sun shone on the earth, the wheels ran over the dry soil, slightly bumped, and made a creaking sound.

Facing the scorching sun, the accompanying riders and members felt that the clothes and armor on their bodies were also a little hot.

They looked at the endless grassland, the ground had slight undulations and curvatures, and the sky above them was extraordinarily vast and vast.Whenever they look up at the sky, they will feel a kind of smallness, so small that it seems that they will fall into this piece of blue at any time and be overwhelmed by it.

"Eden." A rabbit-eared knight at the back of the team spoke, calling his friend's name.

"What's the matter?" The companion beside him turned his head.

"It's nothing, just a little sigh. It turns out that the grassland is so vast, and the vastness of the sky even makes me feel a little scared."

"Haha, don't you have to be thankful that you are riding a horse, if you are walking, I am afraid you will fall on the spot."

"Don't tell me, there is a little bit."

"Hahaha...Actually, I have a little bit too." The companion stopped laughing, covered his eyes with his hands from the sun above his head, and looked at the land.

"I used to hear the old people in the village say that there is a vast grassland in the north, where people of the same race as us live. They ride horses and sing songs, and live in free land."

"I used to yearn for that kind of life, because the forest is dangerous and not free, and sometimes I even go hungry."

"I don't want to, after many years have passed, we have realized our dream in another way, and the real scenery of the grassland in the dream is not as beautiful as in memory."

"Yes, although it is not as perfect as I remember, the fragrance of this piece of soil and grass is still novel."

"After I go back, I will tell the grandfathers and uncles in the village that we have been to the northern prairie, tell about the scenery on the prairie, and realize their long-cherished wish. However, they may no longer care about this distant fantasy. gone."

"In the words of the East, our family is like another village."

"Haha, don't talk anymore, if you don't follow up, sister Mira will scold us again when she sees it."

Under the blue sky, two riders waved their long whips and followed the convoy in front of them. The horses neighed, and a burst of noise and chatter and laughter spread into the distance.

Chapter 76 Campfire Talk

Bells rang across the verdant fields, and carriages were lined up, winding their way under the sky.

On the shields of the carriage and accompanying riders, one can see conspicuous large and small logos, which is the silhouette of a person with a snake tail.

The human body seems to be that of a woman, with graceful curves, a curved snake tail, and a raised tail.This is the logo of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce.

The Lamia Chamber of Commerce is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, cashmere, fur, leather and other industries.It used to be one of the 26 seats in Verga, a well-known large chamber of commerce. When Lorraine Hill was in Hopeland, this chamber of commerce also presented a special winter dress.

Since the establishment of the New Virga Alliance, they have also belonged to the west, but they did not expect to meet on the grassland this time.

Lorraine Hill sat on the carriage, looked at the carriages in the distance, and recalled the information of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce.

In the New Verga Alliance, the Lamia Chamber of Commerce is a supporter of Clancia, because almost all of its raw materials are produced in the grasslands and northern Clancia. If the two countries are at war, their business will be greatly affected, so their position is very is firm.

Speaking of which, the leader of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce seems to be a rather old man. Lorraine Hill recalled what he had seen and heard in Hope Lane in the past, and wondered how the old man is in health now, and which family member this caravan is now leading.

Just as she was leaning against the car window thinking, a rider drove over. This was one of the guards of the Lagertes caravan.

He stopped by the car window and asked, "Miss, the leader of the caravan ahead wants to see you."

It really means that Cao Cao is here, Lorraine Hill responded: "Okay, let them wait for a while, and wait for the team in front to set up camp."

She looked up at the purple sunset glow in the distance, it was getting dark.

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At night, the carriages formed a circle, with a bright bonfire in the middle, and everyone began to cook some food.There are many people in the Lamia caravan, about 300 people, wearing leather and steel armor, and their accents are mostly from the south, not from the central part of Clancia.

In the center of the camp, beside a bonfire, Lorraine Hill walked over with a few people.Today she is wearing her usual red dress, her long golden hair is draped behind her shoulders, with a little curl at the end, her style is playful and cute.

The bright yellow flame was burning more than one meter high, and it was very bright at night. There were already two people standing and waiting by the fire.They seem to be a pair of brother and sister, the elder brother has short curly hair, and the younger sister has wavy light green curly hair.

His elder brother is wearing a solid leather armor with a dark green outer cover, and there is a cloak embellished behind him, while his younger sister's dress is mainly dark green, supplemented by dark red. Its style is quite classical and conservative.

"Hello, Miss Recia. I'm Holland from the Lamia Chamber of Commerce, and this is my sister, Meier."

"Hi, I'm Recia from the Lagertes Chamber of Commerce. Nice to meet you."

After speaking, Holland invited Lorraine Hill to sit down, and they placed a round table not far from the fire, with a few candlesticks erected beside it.